Planned Protest: Nigerians in Diaspora Divided Over Akpabio, Natasha

Planned Protest: Nigerians in Diaspora Divided Over Akpabio, Natasha 


Nigerians in Diaspora Forum (MDF) appeared divided about the planned  protest against Senate President Godswill Akpabio over the recent  face-off with Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.

According to information gathered in the communique issued after a meeting held in London on Friday, some members insisted the protests scheduled for Monday 10,2025 in London and New York must be done and others disagreed.

The communique signed by Dr. Timothy Gabriel  and made available via electronic mail to some journalists, revealed that some members of the Forum, backing Senator Natasha are of the view that the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio is using his office  to silence and malign an innocent woman,thus he should resign immediately.

The members, who are angry about the suspension of Senator Natasha , described the action of the Akpabio led Senate as an assault on democracy and a deliberate attempt to silence women in leadership.

They insisted on the planned protests and vowed to mobilise members thinking  along same line  in United States of America and United Kingdom to come out for the protests and tell the world about the injustice meted out on  Natasha. 

However ,those supporting Akpabio described the planned protests against Akpabio as nothing, but mischief-makers who are exploiting the process to embark on the protests to cast aspersions on the Senate President's image.

The communique captured that they appeal to the  Nigerians in Diaspora to avoid any action that cast aspersions on the image of our country and leadership of the Senate over an issue that been resolved with the floor of the Senate.

We are not in support  of any protest after the Senate has taken action to suspend Senator Natasha.And therefore urge members of the  Forum to avoid being  used for sponsored protests aimed at personal political mischief.

The  Senate had taken a decision to suspend after referring the matter to the Ethics Committee for fair hearing and transparency and the ends the stirred up tension.

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